CVE-2013-0229 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the MiniUPnPd service via a crafted SSDP request, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-0229?
CVE-2013-0229 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Jan 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The ProcessSSDPRequest function in minissdp.c in the SSDP handler in MiniUPnP MiniUPnPd before 1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service crash) via a crafted request that triggers a buffer over-read.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0229?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Miniupnp Project Miniupnpd.
How do I fix CVE-2013-0229?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-0229 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2013-0229 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-0229 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Metasploit modules, 2 Exploit-DB entries and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fpc9-5224-c3xx.